The Office of Community Outreach and Engagement is dedicated to understanding the burden of cancer in the 23-county catchment area, forming partnerships with the community and scientists, conducting outreach, and facilitating implementation of evidence-based cancer risk reduction and screening to ensure that catchment area needs and disparities are addressed.
The team is a group of passionate and highly qualified professionals with years of experience in health care disparities, health equity, health system redesign, community-based health education, translational research, program evaluation, biostatistics and geographical information systems. The Community Outreach and Engagement team is also supported by clinical community navigators, community health resource coordinators and community health workers. All work together to connect community members to needed clinical and social services, as well as provide community education and outreach. Citizen scientists, research coordinators and research assistants link investigators and community members and facilitate access to interventional research trials, particularly for communities that are traditionally underrepresented.
Leadership
Ramzi G Salloum Ph.D.
Ramzi Salloum, PH.D.
Message from the Associate Director
“Together, we will expand education and access to evidence-based cancer screening and prevention services to address our catchment area’s needs and eliminate disparities.”
DIRECTOR
Jennifer Woodard, M.P.H., R.N., CCRP
Director of the Office of Community Outreach and Engagement
Jamie Hensley
Assistant director of screening and care navigation
McLinda Gilchrist
Community health worker
Yi Guo, Ph.D.
Director of data analytics and evaluation
Leah Hartman
Community health worker
Evelyn Martinez, M.P.H.
Clinical community navigator
LaTrina Massey, M.P.H.
Assistant director of community outreach and education
Laura Parra, M.P.H., CHES
Community programs specialist
Zoe Parrales
Community health worker
Kathryn Pluta
Community-engaged research support
Jorge Perez
Research assistant
Katie Stofer, Ph.D.
Director of community-engaged research support and linkage
Jacqueline Sutton
Community health worker
Shantavia Webb
Administrative specialist
Easton Wollney
Program evaluator
Guided by local stakeholders
GOVERNANCE
Community Advisory Board
The UF Health Cancer Center's Community Outreach and Engagement office is guided by a Community Advisory Board, which plays a vital role in collaborating with our leadership team, program directors and Cancer Center members to ensure that our work focuses on cancer-related issues that are critical to the communities we serve. The success of the Cancer Center and the CAB hinges on members’ expertise working with diverse communities and stakeholder groups in North Central Florida.
Engaged with our community
Community partners
The UF Health Cancer Center's Community Outreach and Engagement office partners with a range of academic, clinical, community and UF organizations.
